Post Game Thread - Everton (H), 4-0!
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liverpool fans have a tradition of praising talented players when they see it, Barkley sadly is on that trajectory, but that shouldn't detract from an incredible performance.
mate - talk of agendas is rich coming from you re: Glenjo. can't we leave the backchat out of it and just enjoy a brill performance? YNWA.
The most encouraging thing about this is Liverpool's capacity to switch up a gear for the big matches, and especially at Anfield. I think our rope-a-dope strategy in this game is a template for how to punish the likes of Arsenal at home. I'd fancy us breaking like that against Arsenal and the other top teams still to come to us.
Yup, I said it earlier in this thread. None of them will fancy coming to us, and for good reason.
I don't think he was terrific defensively at all ! Often we had players going across to help save his ass (or cover the empty space) and he was skinned a couple of times. We could make an hilarious YouTube of at least 3 or was it 4 attempted passes/clearances that God only knows how they ended up where they did !
I did like that he didn't make one attempted cross or shot and off-loaded the ball as quick as possible, but kept himself available, orders no doubt.
So we are six points of the lead with all the top teams to visit and we cant win it?
I know its a tall order but its a bit early to give up yet isn't it?
I know its a tall order but its a bit early to give up yet isn't it?
As an aside. I dont have BT. So I arranged to meet Dave, you know Dave? in the pub.
He text me just before to apologise and say he couldnt make it.
I did think about going home and radio for the match, but thought fuck it, they had a rebellion brewery tap and I was already there, so I stopped on and even though Dave let me down AGAIN on this im glad I stayed.
The thirty or forty patrons in the bar werent though, sitting through 2 hours of me windmilling my cock around over near the pooltable.
He text me just before to apologise and say he couldnt make it.
I did think about going home and radio for the match, but thought fuck it, they had a rebellion brewery tap and I was already there, so I stopped on and even though Dave let me down AGAIN on this im glad I stayed.
The thirty or forty patrons in the bar werent though, sitting through 2 hours of me windmilling my cock around over near the pooltable.
He's painful to watch, and simply not good enough for us.
That said, he does really try his best and he seems like a real nice bloke and popular with his team-mates.
We set ourselves up perfectly there tonight, we got Sterling and Sturridge to tuck inside to give us the extra bodies in midfield, while Suarez picked them off by prodding and never giving them a moment to settle. Gerrard and Henderson belied recent criticism that they weren't competitive or disciplined enough, they kept it tight against an industrious and tenacious Everton midfield and were first to everything, Gerrard was always putting a boot in and put his stamp on Barkley from the off, to prevent him getting the upper hand.
Skrtel was a marshal at the back, holding it all together and putting in an experienced performance and being a real calming influence on the ball. Flano gave us exactly what we've lacked, that willingness to drop inside and tighten the backline, pushing it closer together when we were on the defensive.
We let them have the ball, put banks of bodies infront of the backline and broke with precision and directness that they couldn't handle. Barry and McCarthy were both harrassed throughout and it stopped their two calming influences in the middle of the park from being able to dictate their play and give them a platform to build from, we cut off that link between defence and midfield, midfield and the forward line, and it completely broke their rhythm.
Brilliant performance.
Skrtel was a marshal at the back, holding it all together and putting in an experienced performance and being a real calming influence on the ball. Flano gave us exactly what we've lacked, that willingness to drop inside and tighten the backline, pushing it closer together when we were on the defensive.
We let them have the ball, put banks of bodies infront of the backline and broke with precision and directness that they couldn't handle. Barry and McCarthy were both harrassed throughout and it stopped their two calming influences in the middle of the park from being able to dictate their play and give them a platform to build from, we cut off that link between defence and midfield, midfield and the forward line, and it completely broke their rhythm.
Brilliant performance.
Gerrard and Suarez setting up for a wild celebration after they teamed up to fell Lukaku the Giant.
I thought he diffused the sturridge situation very well. journo looking for a cheeky angle to taint our victory and he swatted it away - interviewer couldn't mention sturridge apologising.
Yeah, but I meant more in the proper press conference afterwards. I imagine he's just tired.
Can't really remember him getting skimmed that often tbh.
My stream was wank though so maybe I missed it.
I thought his positioning improved ten fold tonight.
He also was somewhat assured in the tackle(which is probably his best asset tbf).
It was a massive improvement on what we've all seen from him and that's all you can ask for really.
Yeah he did. And at the end of the game he fucked up a pass(again lol) and cursed himself...seems like he really wants to do well...not just pick up the wages and then fuck off when his loan's up.
ahh, ok. missed that. did he come out with any transfer hints?
edit - just seen your post in jan thread.
I meant Mr Rodgers, but im sure whoever youre talking about was boss too.
Well, he said he wasn't angry with the owners and he said 'hopefully' we'll sign someone, which he then called 'a major signing', in the next two days. I should add he said this whilst sounding very downbeat,so it was a bit confusing, but that's what he said.
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